VIDEO George Primeau makes it official, he's running for Cohoes mayor

By Danielle Sanzone

Monday, March 25, 2013

COHOES - It's official: George Primeau is running for mayor.

Primeau, who has represented the Third Ward in the Spindle City since his predecessor former Mayor John McDonald took office some 13 years ago, said today that he is excited to run for the mayoral seat and to be in the position to help a lot of city residents.

A long-time business owner in the city, he filled the executive role when McDonald was sworn in to the 108th state Assembly position at the start of this year. Primeau is being assisted by V. Mark Pascale, who has assumed the position of executive assistant to the mayor. Their salaries are $35,000 and $28,000, respectively.

The announcement was made today at the Cohoes Senior Center.

While at one point several Cohoes residents had expressed an interest to run for the mayoral seat, Primeau said he has not heard of any competition so far.